Skier Rescued After 3 Days Stranded Inside Mountain Hut in French Alps Aurélie Dutertre, a 46-year-old French mountaineer was stranded in the Alps for three days and four nights. Dutertre found refuge in a small wooden hut on the Sept Laux mountain in the French Alps after a snowstorm hit while she was alone in the backcountry. Related: Teton County Search & Rescue Conducts 2 Heli Rescues in 1 Day, Including a […] Backcountry Luke Guilford | April 25, 2023 0 Comments
2 Climbers Missing in French Alps Since Saturday Found in Crevasse Under 2-Feet of Snow The bodies of two climbers missing since Saturday, 5th November 2022, were found by rescuers yesterday. The pair were attempting to climb the Petite Face Nord in the Grand Casse sector of Savoie in the French Alps when they were caught in an avalanche. Other climbers raised the alarm when they didn’t return to their refuge that evening. The two mountaineers, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 8, 2022 0 Comments
Trainee Mountain Guide Killed by Avalanche in French Alps A 29-year-old trainee high mountain guide has been killed in an avalanche above the town of Ceillac in the Hautes-Alpes, the southern French Alps. The avalanche occurred around 11:30 am on Friday, November 4th, in the Sainte-Anne valley Font Sancte north couloir. The man and his partner were climbing the couloir and roped together when the avalanche struck. The guide was […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 7, 2022 0 Comments
French Actor and Star of Marvel Series Killed in Ski Collision in French Alps French actor Gaspard Ulliel, 37, who stars in Marvel’s upcoming “Moon Knight” series, died today following a collision at a ski resort in the Alps, according to news agency AFP. The award-winning actor was skiing in the Savoie region when he collided with another skier and suffered a serious brain trauma on Tuesday. He was airlifted to a hospital in […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 19, 2022 1 Comment
Potential for Huge Ice Avalanche Leads Officials to Advise Avoiding North Face of Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, French Alps Various elements seem to indicate the imminence of a potentially large ice avalanche (of the order of 10,000 to 20,000 cubic meters) from the front of the main glacier suspended from the north face of the Aiguille du Midi (between Frendo and Mallory) in the French Alps. Related: American Alpine Institute Warning Mount Baker, WA Climbers of Huge Serac Expected […] Climbing CragBrains | June 15, 2021 0 Comments
7 Ski Tourers Killed in 2 Avalanches in the French Alps | 12 Killed in Last Week Seven ski tourers were killed in two separate avalanches in the region of Savoie in the French Alps on Saturday, taking the avalanche death toll to twelve in the last week. “Two avalanches caused the death of seven people in the Savoyard massifs, Galibier and Mont Pourri on Saturday.” – local media statement The first avalanche hit two groups around […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 10, 2021 0 Comments
5 Skiers Killed in 2 Separate Avalanches in the French Alps Near La Grave Yesterday Three men and two women were killed in two separate avalanches in the French Alps yesterday, local media is reporting. Three backcountry skiers in a couloir leading to the Grande Ruine above the Adèle Planchard refuge in the community of Villar-d’Arêne in the Haute Alps, near La Grave, were carried over 1,300-feet by an avalanche triggered just below 12,500-feet at 10:30 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 4, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Insane Avalanche Accident While Snowkiting in French Alps Hi everyone, I usually share my passion for snowkiting with you in a positive and joyful way. This time I want to share with you our mishap that happened to us with my friend Lionel and myself last Wednesday, January 20th, 2021, on the North-East face of the Chaillol ridge at the Col du Lautaret (Serre Chevalier Briançon, Monetier-Les-Bains sector, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 26, 2021 1 Comment